Youth Radio: Undocumented teen says equality is everything

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December 7, 2010
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As part of MPR's Youth Radio Series, Youth Radio reporter Brenda tells what it's like to live in the United States illegally.

Brenda, a Minneapolis teen who was carried across the U.S.-Mexico border a dozen years ago, hopes Congress will pass the federal DREAM Act so she can live and work legally in the country she considers home.

Report is sixth in the six-part award winning material within Youth Radio series.

Click links below for other reports:

part 1: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/01/28/youth-radio-young-gay-and-homeless

part 2: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/03/29/youth-radio-15yearold-meets-the-president

part 3: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/05/27/youth-radio-life-without-mom

part 4: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/06/10/youth-radio-student-explains-how-destination-2010-helped-her

part 5: https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2010/09/20/youth-radio-japanese-american-granddaughter-questions-internment

Awarded:

2011 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, first place in Audio category

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